When Is The Last Bye Week In The NFL?

The last bye week of the NFL season is typically in week 10 or 11.
This year, the bye weeks start in week 4 and end in week 12.

Introduction

The National Football League (NFL) schedule consists of 256 games, which are played over a 17-week period from September to December. Each team plays 16 games and has one bye week.

NFL Regular Season

The final bye week of the NFL regular season is Week 11, which is typically in early November. After that, all 32 teams are in action for the stretch run leading up to the playoffs.

So if you’re a fan of a team that’s on a bye in Week 11, enjoy the break! But be sure to keep an eye on the standings, because the playoff race will be heating up when all teams are back in action.

NFL Bye Weeks

The NFL schedule makers announced the 2019 regular season schedule on Wednesday night, and with it came the release of each team’s bye week. While fans and bettors alike pore over the 16-game slate to find the best matchup, one thing that is often overlooked is the importance of planning around each team’s bye week.

Just like in fantasy football, properly managing your roster in regards to bye weeks can be the difference between winning and losing. In fact, many gamblers will purposely fade teams coming off their bye week due to the lack of urgency they often play with.

With that said, let’s take a look at each team’s bye week and when the last break in action takes place.

Week 4: Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 5: Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles

Week 6: Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders

Week 7: Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers

Week 8: Atlanta Falcons , Jacksonville Jaguars , New England Patriots , Seattle Seahawks , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Tennessee Titans

Week 9: San Francisco 49ers

Last Bye Week of the NFL Season

The last bye week of the NFL season is typically in Week 10 or 11. However, the specific date varies from year to year.

In 2019, the last bye week is November 10th (Week 10). In 2018, it was November 11th (Week 11).

So if you’re looking to plan a vacation around not having to worry about your favorite team playing, you’ll want to aim for sometime in late October or early November.

Conclusion

The last bye week in the NFL is usually in early December, depending on the NFL schedule that season.